Nurs 231 Pathophysiology Module 4 Study Guide Graded A

Nurs- 231 Pathophysiology Module 4 Study
Guide Graded A+

1). What are the natural and drug therapy anticoagulants?

 Ans: Antithrombin III, protein C, protein S, warfarin, heparin, Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban,
Apixaban


2). What is peripheral vascular resistance?

 Ans: The collective resistance of all the vessels in the prophetical circulation.


3). Hemodynamics or blood flow is affected by what factors?

 Ans: Pressure, resistance, flow, radius, blood viscosity, compliance, wall tension


4). What is cardiac output?

 Ans: The efficiency of the heart's pump is measured by the cardiac output. The cardiac
output (CO) is the amount of blood the heart pumps each minute. It is the product of the
stroke volume (SV) and the heart rate (HR). CO = SV x HR.


5). What is preload?

 Ans: Preload is the end-diastolic pressure when the ventricle has been filled and
represents the volume work of the heart.


6). What is afterload?

 Ans: Afterload is the pressure the heart must generate to move blood into the aorta.


7). What is cardiac contractility?

 Ans: Cardiac contractility is the ability of the heart to change its force of contraction
without changing its resting (diastolic) length.


8). What is an inotrope?



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